Bécancour (Quebec)
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| Motto : Vivre et grandir | |||
| Location in Quebec | |||
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Center-du-Quebec | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Bécancour | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 20 ′ N , 72 ° 26 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 434.28 km² | ||
| Residents : | 11,369 (as of 2007) | ||
| Population density : | 26.2 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 38010 | ||
| Postal code : | G9H | ||
| Mayor : | Maurice Richard | ||
| Website : | www.becancour.net | ||
Bécancour ( pronunciation : [ bekɑ̃kuʁ ]) is a city ( ville ) and capital of the MRC Bécancour of the same name in the Canadian province of Québec .
It is located at the mouth of the Bécancour River in the St. Lawrence River opposite the city of Trois-Rivières .
Bécancour received town charter on October 17, 1965. The namesake is Pierre Robineau, second Baron of Portneuf and Lord of Bécancour (1654-1724). The city has a seaport on the Saint Lawrence River. The Gentilly nuclear power plant is located in the Gentilly district . The city's most famous personality is the natural scientist Léon Abel Provancher (* 1820, † 1892).
In the urban area of Bécancour lies the Wôlinak Indian reservation , which is inhabited by around 170 members of the Waban-Aki Nation .
Web links
- City administration (French)